unloose

American  

[uhn-loos] / ʌnˈlus /

verb (used with object)

unloosed, unloosing

1. to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).

2. to let loose or set free; free from restraint.

3. to undo or untie (a fastening, knot, etc.); unfasten.

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unloose British  

/ ʌnˈluːs /

verb

1. to set free; release

2. to loosen or relax (a hold, grip, etc)

3. to unfasten or untie

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Etymology

Origin of unloose

1325–75; Middle English unloosen; see un- ², loose

Example Sentences

I unloose the cow and leave her and her newborn to each other.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2018

And in a way this has stifled exactly the sort of catharsis the play is supposed to unloose.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2014

In the equivalent of flight attendants becoming pilots, caddies became players seven days a week, not merely on Monday mornings, when the clubs where they worked might unloose them onto largely vacant courses.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2010

Every person in the Senate knows Jesse could unloose that barrage of letters.

From Time Magazine Archive

The continents strain to unloose themselves, to drift reckless and heavy in the seas.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García